# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Cleary Building Corp.
> OSHA SIR `20181010186` · 10/2/2018 · HERSHEY, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
- **Secondary source:** Hammers-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** Cleary Building Corp.
- **Location:** 19538 West Vannoy, HERSHEY, NEBRASKA, 69143
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hammering 20-penny nails into a header when the second blow glanced off a nail, causing the nail to ricochet off the header and puncture the employee's cornea. Safety glasses were not being worn at the time.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*